Sound
Herbie Hancock
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Born
12 April 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Herbert Jeffrey Hancock · Herbert Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet", Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section, and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk. Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieved success among pop audiences. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. In his jazz improvisation, he possesses a unique creative blend of jazz, blues, and modern classical music, with harmonic stylings much like the styles of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Hancock's best-known solo works include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man" (later performed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader Mongo Santamaría), "Maiden Voyage", "Chameleon", and the singles "I Thought It Was You" and "Rockit". His 2007 tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album ever to win the award after Getz/Gilberto in 1965. As a member of Soka Gakkai, Hancock is an adherent of the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism.
Known for
Filmography
Herbie Hancock - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2010
as Self — Acoustic piano / Keyboards
Tuner
as Herbie Hancock
Herbie
as Self (Archives)
Hargrove
as Self
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician
That Click
as Self
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
as Defence Minister
Miles Ahead
as Live Concert Band
More Than Jazz
as Himself
River of Gold
as Narrator
Marcus
as Self
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
as Self - Performer
On the Shoulders of Giants
Actor, Original Music Composer
A Man's Story
as Self
Music
as Self
Hitters
as District Attorney
Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel
as Herbie Hancock, Director
Traffic
Musician
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
as Self - Pianist
Indecent Proposal
as Herbie Hancock
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is
Actor, Music Director
Miles Davis - At La Villette
as Himself
Livin' Large!
Original Music Composer
Harlem Nights
Original Music Composer
Action Jackson
Original Music Composer
Colors
Original Music Composer
The George McKenna Story
Original Music Composer
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
1987
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
as Himself
'Round Midnight
as Eddie Wayne, Original Music Composer, Conductor
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
1986
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
as Self
Before Midnight
as Self (archive footage)
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Original Music Composer
Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!
as Self - Piano
A Soldier's Story
Original Music Composer
Death Wish
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Original Music Composer
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert!
Original Music Composer
Blow-Up
Original Music Composer
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